Jardine Schindler Group Magazine - Vertical World Issue December 2014

Jardine Schindler Group Magazine - Vertical World Issue December 2014

Jardine Schindler Group (JSG) is delighted to announce the release of Vertical World 2014, JSG’s magazine for customers.

In this issue, recent urbanization trends that will keep on shaping cities in JSG region in the decades to come were featured. While the rapid pace of urbanization in Asia definitely presents unprecedented challenges, there is no shortage of innovative concepts and technologies to cope with this spectacular phenomenon.

myPORT, which was successfully launched in Hong Kong in December 2014, is the latest example of a technology that has the potential to revolutionize the way people move around our modern cities. The new smartphone-based system joins a long list of technical advances already powering high-performance buildings in a sustainable and efficient manner.

Several case studies introducing recent mega high-rise projects in the region as well as discussing the use of double-deck elevators equipped with the PORT Technology, a combination that has enabled to efficiently manage heavy traffic in some of the world’s tallest buildings were shared.